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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Sep 2 2008, 11:46 AM
Are you sure?
If you aren’t sure, there are students on campus who will probably make sure he or she is registered…
To vote…
Because, it’s an election year and campuses across the country want 100% turnout from students.
Well...dream on...
"One hundred percent participation might be a tall order, especially among students navigating dorm life and midterms for the first time.
"I'm excited about voting, but that's one of the last things on most people's minds right now," says Patrick Szawara, who's starting his first classes at Wake Forest. "
Read about it at the Christian Science Monitor
HERE
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By Janet Evans
Friday, Aug 29 2008, 11:57 AM
ABC News photo
Children are suffering.
Parents are suffering.
A school system in the United States is suffering.
Why?
Because the elected officials who were supposed to serve the public were self-serving instead.
Where? Georgia…Clayton County.
Why? Violating Open Meetings Act and State Ethics Code.
The state of Georgia has removed four School Board members. The state of Georgia has stripped away the accreditation of the District. Families will move away. Property values will go down. This place is destroyed.
"Clayton becomes the first U.S. school system since 1969 to have its accreditation fully stripped. Accreditation represents an important seal of approval in the education world. Its loss signals that a school system has not met standards, and, as a result, Clayton students may not qualify for certain scholarships or be welcomed by some selective colleges."
Elected officials may think that simple violations don’t matter…they may think they may go unnoticed.
Well, think again.
Elected Officials everywhere…jot down these four words on a Post-It note “New Clayton School Board.” Stick it where you do most of your planning of your meetings and activities for your School Board or City Government functions. Take a look at it often and remember New Clayton. Know that you will never do to your constituents what those School Board members did to theirs.
New Clayton School Board Must Buckle Down, Pronto
Georgia School System Loses its Accreditiation
Clayton Schools' Fears Are Realized
How The Clayton Accreditiation Issue Will Impact Recruiting
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By Janet Evans
Monday, Aug 25 2008, 12:02 PM
With the Democrats gathered in Denver, there has been a call from educators to seek changes, too.
The likes of Rev. Al Sharpton (Education Equality Project), Michelle Rhee (Chancellor, D.C. Public Schools), Delia Pompa (National Council of La Raza), and John Merrow ( PSB) have some requests….
Such as accountability:
Improved accountability measures. In order to close the achievement gap, we must set high standards and demand accountability from not just teachers, but also students and parents, principals, education schools and researchers, and policymakers.
And, extended school days:
Extended school days and school years. Research has proven that more time in the classroom is essential to helping children who are falling behind to catch up and become proficient. We must make a commitment to providing extended school days and school years for students who need it and parents who choose it.
Actually their list of what they term “reforms” for the "Obama Administration" includes some good points. But much of this, such as extended school days, would cost a pretty penny.
No mention of No Child Left Behind, though....
Read the article HERE
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